{"id":3732,"date":"2001-12-24T19:54:52","date_gmt":"2001-12-25T02:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=3732"},"modified":"2018-02-28T11:50:52","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T19:50:52","slug":"christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2001\/12\/24\/christmas-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-3732\">\n<p>We decided to shop today as      the museums close early &#8211; its hard to believe its Christmas eve  today. We      started at a glass shop recommended to us here &#8211; it opens at 2  today. The      store that sells St. Maria Novella perfumes and soaps has closed or  moved.      We ate lunch at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mathteacherguy\/2465080932\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boul&#8217; Mich&#8217; Cafe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We shopped all day. We ended up in the Latin Quarter. I got myself  figures      of the Asterix comics my mom brought home for me to read when I was  young,      along with a box of 30 postcards from the comics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3733\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Asterix.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3733\" data-attachment-id=\"3733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2001\/12\/24\/christmas-eve\/asterix\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Asterix.jpg?fit=623%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"623,281\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Asterix and Obelix\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Asterix and Obelix&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Asterix.jpg?fit=623%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3733\" title=\"Asterix and Obelix\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Asterix-300x135.jpg?resize=300%2C135\" alt=\"Asterix and Obelix\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Asterix.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Asterix.jpg?resize=150%2C67&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Asterix.jpg?w=623&amp;ssl=1 623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asterix and Obelix<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We found Harem, a jewelry store      recommended by the owner of The Left Bank, one of Aviva&#8217;s favorite  stores      in Chicago. While Aviva shopped there, I got <a href=\"http:\/\/paris-sports-travel.com\/paris-stgermain\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paris soccer team  jerseys<\/a> for      Nathan and I. We found the rest of our gifts in the neighborhood.  This neighborhood      was very culturally diverse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3734\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Harem.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3734\" data-attachment-id=\"3734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2001\/12\/24\/christmas-eve\/harem\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Harem.jpg?fit=310%2C198&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"310,198\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Business card for Harem, a nice jewelry store\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Business card for Harem, a nice jewelry store&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Harem.jpg?fit=310%2C198&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3734\" title=\"Business card for Harem, a nice jewelry store\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Harem-300x191.jpg?resize=300%2C191\" alt=\"Business card for Harem, a nice jewelry store\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Harem.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Harem.jpg?resize=150%2C95&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Harem.jpg?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Business card for Harem, a nice jewelry store<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3735\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChezGandhi.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3735\" data-attachment-id=\"3735\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2001\/12\/24\/christmas-eve\/chezgandhi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChezGandhi.jpg?fit=416%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"416,241\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Aviva in front of Chez Gandhi, one of the restaurants in this part of town \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Aviva in front of Chez Gandhi, one of the restaurants in this part of town &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChezGandhi.jpg?fit=416%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3735\" title=\"Aviva in front of Chez Gandhi, one of the restaurants in this part of town \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChezGandhi-300x173.jpg?resize=300%2C173\" alt=\"Aviva in front of Chez Gandhi, one of the restaurants in this part of town \" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChezGandhi.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChezGandhi.jpg?resize=150%2C86&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChezGandhi.jpg?w=416&amp;ssl=1 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva in front of Chez Gandhi, one of the restaurants in this part of town <\/p><\/div>\n<p>We ate at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.procope.com\/\">Le      Procope<\/a>, which dates back to 1686; Napoleon, Voltaire, Rousseau,  Balzac      and Hugo all ate there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3736\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeCard.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3736\" data-attachment-id=\"3736\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2001\/12\/24\/christmas-eve\/leprocopecard\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeCard.jpg?fit=426%2C299&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"426,299\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Le Procope Card\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Le Procope card with their history&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeCard.jpg?fit=426%2C299&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3736\" title=\"Le Procope Card\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeCard-300x210.jpg?resize=300%2C210\" alt=\"Le Procope card with their history\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeCard.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeCard.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeCard.jpg?w=426&amp;ssl=1 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Procope card with their history<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3737\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeFront.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3737\" data-attachment-id=\"3737\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2001\/12\/24\/christmas-eve\/leprocopefront\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeFront.jpg?fit=212%2C141&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"212,141\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Le Procope business card front\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Le Procope business card front&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeFront.jpg?fit=212%2C141&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3737\" title=\"Le Procope business card front\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeFront.jpg?resize=212%2C141\" alt=\"Le Procope business card front\" width=\"212\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeFront.jpg?w=212&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeFront.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Procope business card front<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3738\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeRear.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3738\" data-attachment-id=\"3738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2001\/12\/24\/christmas-eve\/leprocoperear\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeRear.jpg?fit=217%2C138&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"217,138\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Le Procope business card back\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Le Procope business card back&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeRear.jpg?fit=217%2C138&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3738\" title=\"Le Procope business card back\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeRear.jpg?resize=217%2C138\" alt=\"Le Procope business card back\" width=\"217\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeRear.jpg?w=217&amp;ssl=1 217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/LeProcopeRear.jpg?resize=150%2C95&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Procope business card back<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"translate_block\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"translate_hr\" \/>\n<a class=\"translate_translate\" id=\"translate_button_post-3732\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\" href=\"javascript:show_translate_popup('en', 'post', 3732);\"><span>Translate<\/span><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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We started at a glass shop recommended to us here &#8211; it opens at 2 today. The store that sells St. Maria Novella perfumes and soaps has closed or moved. 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